Top 10 Richest Cities in the World in 2013

Despite various economic problems worldwide throughout many countries these days, the cost of living is increasing, probably due to the the advancement of technology and a greater trend towards migration in search of jobs, and ultimately competition for living places. The biggest beneficiaries of this are large Cosmopolitans and Metropolitans around the world, mostly in developed countries. Earlier, we shared a list of the top 10 richest countries right now. But do you know what the richest cities in the world are at the moment? Predictably, some of these are within the richest countries we listed, so that explains their presence in today’s list. But there are some cities that have made it despite odds, even though they lie within not-so-well-off countries. And the development within has made them major hubs for tourist attraction. So, here goes this year’s list of the top 10 richest cities. Enjoy :)

A city’s wealth is judged by its GDP (Gross Domestic Product), which is a measure of all the goods and services produced domestically. It also takes into account some major factors such as population, cost and standard of living, economic vitality, research capability, political influence, income and consumption, and so on. Now of course, no such large metric is ever completely accurate, owing to the fact that there are varying levels of inflation between countries. And there are other geographic and cultural factors to be considered. For example, the cost of the simplest of things, such as wheat, might be higher in one city than another due to difference in supply and demand, and availability, including import capacity for that country. So it is really hard to say what a city is actually worth. But we can rank them according to rough estimates of GDP. So, here’s our ranking of the top 10 richest cities in the world!

1. Tokyo

Country: Japan

GDP: $1,520 Billion

Area: 2,187.66 km2

Population: 13,185,502

Time Zone: UTC + 9

2. New York

Country: U.S

GDP: $1,210 Billion

Area: 1,213 km2

Population: 8,244,910

Time Zone: UTC – 5

3. Los Angeles

Country: U.S

GDP: $789.7

Area: 1,302 km2

Population: 3,792,621

Time Zone: UTC – 8

4. Seoul

Country: S. Korea

GDP: $779.3 Billion

Area: 605.21 km2

Population: 10,581,728

Time Zone: UTC + 9

5. London

Country: England

GDP: $731.2 Billion

Area: 1,570 km2

Population: 8,173,194

Time Zone: UTC + 0

6. Paris

Country: France

GDP: $669.2 Billion

Area: 105.4 km2

Population: 10,413,386

Time Zone: UTC + 1

7. Osaka/Kobe

Country: Japan

GDP: $654.8 Billion

Area: 552.26 km2

Population: 1,545,410

Time Zone: UTC + 9

8. Chicago

Country: U.S

GDP: $524.6 Billion

Area: 606.1 km2

Population: 2,707,120

Time Zone: UTC – 6

9. Moscow

Country: Russia

GDP: $520.1 Billion

Area: 2,510 km2

Population: 11,503,501

Time Zone: UTC + 4

10. Shanghai

Country: China

GDP: $516.5 Billion

Area: 6,340.5 km2

Population: 23,019,148

Time Zone: UTC + 8

There goes number 10. Hope you liked this list. If you have questions, feel free to ask. We’d be glad to help :). You might also like to check out some more of our top 10 lists;

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Comments

this is not true at all, the US is fast becoming a 3rd world, the elite sucked all the country’s money, more and more americans loose their jobs, people there depend on loans….the true rich are those countries in the middle east, american steals from others’ riches

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